Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)XF Bulletins
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2885
CISCO GGSN RELEASE 5.2/CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE
12.3(14)YQ
12.3(14)YQ
This product bulletin describes content and delivery information for Cisco
®
Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) IOS
®
Software Release 12.3(14)YQ. It should be used in conjunction with the Cisco IOS
®
Software Release 12.3(14) product bulletin.
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(14)YQ is supported on the Multiprocessor WAN Application Module (MWAM) card on Cisco
7600 Series, Cisco Catalyst
®
6500 Series, and Cisco 7206VXR platforms. This release contains all of the features supported in
Cisco GGSN IOS Software Release 12.3(11)YJ).
Figure 1 depicts the collapse of Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(14)YQ into the mainline T train.
Figure 1. Migration Diagram
CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE 12.3(14)YQ FEATURES
Table 1 lists the features that will be delivered in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(14)YQ. Cisco GGSN Release 5.2 supports both 2.5-G and 3-G
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS).
Table 1.
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(14)YQ Features
Features
MWAM on Cisco Catalyst 6500
Series and Cisco 7600 Series
7206VXR
Support of prepaid and postpaid billing in conjunction with the Cisco Content
Services Gateway (CSG) based on IETF Diameter Credit Control Application
(D-CCA)
X
X*
*
Only Cisco GGSN Release 5.0 features are supported as part of GGSN Release 5.2. The GTP-SR and the Diameter support are only for MWAM.
Prepaid and Postpaid Billing Support
Cisco GGSN Release 5.2, in conjunction with the Cisco CSG, provides support for enhanced billing, based on the Diameter-Credit Control
Application (D-CCA) for real-time online billing support as defined by the IETF. Cisco GGSN interfaces with the Cisco CSG to provide enhanced
billing in the form of content postpaid and prepaid billing.
Customers will need to deploy Cisco GGSN and Cisco CSG in order to use the Diameter-Closed Loop Charging Interface (D-CLCI) functions as
part of their enhanced GGSNs. Cisco GGSN Release 5.2 retains all of the features of releases 5.0/5.1.